Day 8: Abduction/Kidnapping Offences

Question 1

Abduction

Answer 1

Section 208, CA 61

• Unlawfully
• Takes away or detains
• A person
• Without their consent or
  with consent obtained by
  fraud or duress
• With intent to

(a) go through a form of marriage or civil union

(b) have sexual connection with the person

(c) cause the person to go through a form of marriage or civil union or to have sexual connection with some other person

Question 2

Kidnapping

Answer 2

Section 209 CA 61

• Unlawfully
• Takes away or detains
• A person
• Without their consent or
  with consent obtained by
  fraud or duress
• With intent to

(a) hold him or her for
ransom or to cause
service or

(b) cause him or her to be
confined or imprisoned
or

(c) cause him or her to be
sent or taken out of NZ

Question 3

Abduction of a young person under 16 (1)

Answer 3

Section 210(1) CA 61

• With intent to deprive:
  *a parent
  *a guardian
  *other person having
  lawful care or charge of a
  young person
• of the possession of the
  young person
• unlawfully
  *takes away
  *entices away
  *detains
• the young person

Question 4

Abduction of a young person under 16 (2)

Answer 4

Section 210 (2) CA 61

• Receives
• A young person
• Knowing that he or she
  has been
  *unlawfully taken away
  *enticed away
  *detained
• with intent to deprive a parent or guardian or other person having the lawful care or charge of them of having the possession of them